Wonderful Tarak Islands, West Papua - Indonesia (Photograph by Arif Lukman)
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat) is a province of Indonesia covering the western peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The region covers the Bird’s Head (Doberai) and Bomberai peninsulas and the surrounding islands of Raja Ampat. It is still covered with pristine tropical rainforest where male birds of paradise perform courtship dance in the bright morning days to attract female birds.
